WEBVTT IT WILLLIKELY LAUNCH THEIR OWN REVIEWTO>> NOT WHETHER OR NOT, BUT WHENTHEY DO LOOK AT IT.REPORTER: ALBUQUERQUE'S CIVILIANPOLICE OVERSIGHT BOARD SAYS ITWILL INVESTIGATE DOMINIQUE PEREZNOW THAT HE'S A POLICE OFFICERAGAIN.PEREZ WAS FIRED IN 2015 AFTER HEWAS FORMALLY CHARGED WITH JAMESBOYD'S MURDER.OFFICERS PEREZ AND KEITH SANDYSHOT BOYD AFTER AN HOURS-LONGSTANDOFF IN THE FOOTHILLS IN2014.>> I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THESTATE CAN PROVE ITS CASE.REPORTER: THE BERNALILLO COUNTYDISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICEDECIDED NOT TO RETRY THE CASE,AFTER THE FIRST TRIAL ENDED IN AHUNG JURY.THE OVERSIGHT BOARD'S EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR SAYS WHILE PEREZ IS NOLONGER FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES , BOYD'S DEATH DESERVES ANOTHERLOOK.>> WE WILL LOOK AT ALL OF THESHOOTINGS, NO MATTER HOW OLDTHEY ARE.REPORTER: HARNESS SAYS THE BOARDWILL DETERMINE IF PEREZ BROKEANY DEPARTMENT RULES, THE NIGHTHE SHOT BOYD.HE SAYS THEY'LL ALSO REVIEW THECITY'S DECISION TO RE-HIREPEREZ, BECAUSE THERE'S ADIFFERENCE BETWEEN A JURYFINDING YOU NOT GUILTY, AND AJURY THAT CAN'T MAKE UP ITSMIND.>> THERE WAS NOT AN ACQUITTAL.IT IS AN ASPECT OF POLICY THATSHOULD BE EXAMINED.REPORTER: SANDY RETIRED, WHILEPEREZ JUST GOT HIS JOB BACK LASTWEEK.APD SAYS HE'S ON DESK DUTY FOR A

An Albuquerque Police officer fired when he was accused of murder is now back on the job. But, Dominique Perez isn't off the hook just yet.

On Tuesday, Target 7 confirmed that APD and the Department of Justice are still investigating Boyd's shooting for themselves, and now the city's police oversight board will likely launch its own review, too.

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"Not whether or not, but when they do look at it," said Ed Harness, the Civilian Police Oversight Agency's executive director.

Perez was fired in 2015 after he was formally charged with James Boyd's murder. Officers Perez and Keith Sandy shot Boyd after an hours-long standoff in the foothills in 2014. The Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office decided not to retry the case after the first trial ended in a hung jury.

Harness said while Perez is no longer facing criminal charges, Boyd's death deserves another look.

"The board has pledged to the public that they're going to make sure that they'll look at all the shootings no matter how old they are," he said.

Harness said the board will determine if Perez broke any department rules the night he shot Boyd. If he did, "There is still the opportunity for the board to have a say in the discipline of the officer," he said.

The board will also review the city's decision to re-hire Perez, because Harness said there's a difference between a jury finding you not guilty and a jury that can't make up its mind.

"There was not an acquittal is certainly an aspect of APD's policy that should be examined," said Harness.

Sandy retired, while Perez just got his job back last week. APD said he's on desk duty for a year until he's re-trained to be in the field.

Albuquerque Police said its internal review also focuses on if department policies were broken. The Department of Justice said it could not comment on its investigations.